New Plymouth monthly weather averages

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Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at New Plymouth

New Plymouth average temperature chart (Celsius) New Plymouth average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in New Plymouth (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 21.1 21.5 20.4 18 15.2 13.2 12.5 12.9 14.2 15.7 17.5 19.5
°F 70.1 70.8 68.8 64.3 59.4 55.7 54.4 55.3 57.6 60.3 63.5 67.1

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

New Plymouth monthly rainfall chart (mm) New Plymouth monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in New Plymouth (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 128 108 130 133 160 175 181 160 143 145 139 131
inches 5.1 4.2 5.1 5.2 6.3 6.9 7.1 6.3 5.6 5.7 5.5 5.1
Rainy days 12 10 12 12 15 16 18 17 16 17 14 13

Average annual rainfall in New Plymouth: 1866.6mm (734.9 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in New Plymouth

New Plymouth average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine New Plymouth
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 8.3 8.2 6.5 6.1 4.8 4 4.7 5 5.3 6.1 7 7.9

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

New Plymouth average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) New Plymouth average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in New Plymouth (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 12.9 12.9 12.2 9.9 7.8 6.1 5.2 5.9 7.2 8.5 9.9 11.5
Max °C 21.4 21.8 20.7 18.2 15.4 13.4 12.7 13.1 14.4 15.9 17.7 19.7
Min °F 55.1 55.1 53.9 49.7 46 42.9 41.3 42.6 45 47.3 49.8 52.7
Max °F 62.8 63.1 61.5 57.2 52.9 49.5 48 49.1 51.4 54 56.8 60.1

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

New Plymouth average sea temperature chart (Celsius) New Plymouth average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around New Plymouth in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 18.2 19.3 18.8 17.8 16.5 15 14.1 13.5 13.5 14 15.1 16.7
°F 64.8 66.7 65.9 64 61.6 59.1 57.3 56.3 56.2 57.1 59.2 62.1

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

New Plymouth average winspeed by month (km/h) New Plymouth average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in New Plymouth (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 16 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 17 17 17 17
mph 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 11 11 10 10

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

New Plymouth relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in New Plymouth
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
80% 80% 79% 80% 83% 84% 84% 82% 79% 79% 79% 79%

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New Plymouth weather stats

New Plymouth weather statistics
Hottest month: February 21.5°C 70.7°F
Driest month: February 108mm 4.3ins
Sunniest month: February 8.2hrs
Coldest month: July 12.5°C 54.5°F
Wettest month: July 181mm 7.1ins
Warmest sea: February 19.3°C 66.7°F
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